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Tickets for the First Friday Scranton Art Auction on Thursday, June 10, from 6-9 p.m. at the Melberger Arts Center Gallery, 123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, are not only available online; you can also purchase tickets at Outrageous, 515 Center Street, Scranton, and Duffy Accessories, 218 Linden St., Scranton.

Tickets are $20. The event will feature a live auction of artwork donated by local, regional and nationally known artists conducted by Ken Rivenburg, Wyoming county auctioneer, light fare from Accentuate Caterers, beer, wine and live music by the Doug Smith Jazz Trio. Proceeds will benefit First Friday Scranton’s monthly art walks and community arts initiatives. Major sponsors for the event are MAC Gallery and Penn Security Bank and Trust Company.

From left Maureen Duffy, Duffy Accessories; Paul Nardone, Outrageous; and Christina Hitchcock, First Friday board secretary

First Friday Scranton is planning an art auction to be held during an upcoming First Friday art walk and we’re asking area artists to donate works to be auctioned off during the event.

Proceeds from the art auction will benefit the non-profit, volunteer-driven First Friday Scranton organization and will help support our monthly art walks and local artistic initiatives.

If you’d like to support First Friday Scranton by donating a piece of art for our art auction, please contact First Friday Scranton at 570-565-9006 or info@firstfridayscranton.com.

In an attempt to bring the arts to downtown Carbondale, PA, The Main Street Gallery, Main Street, Carbondale, has collaborated with local businesses to create an Art Walk with art exhibitions that will appeal to a diverse spectrum of art lovers.

This event titled “We Got Art” will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. and will feature simultaneously held art exhibitions of regional artists at the following venues in town. Aimee and Company Beauty Salon, Art Strands Jewelry and Gift Shop, Barbour Bakery, BenMar Restaurant, Carbondale City Hall, Carbondale Public Library, Carbondale YMCA, Cozy Corner Restaurant, Deren Racing/Restoration, Elizabeth’s Salon, Front Porch and Upper Room Gallery, Magpie, Roselle Clothing, Scotchlas Funeral Home, The Main Street Gallery, Wallis Furniture.

Your experience will start at The Main Street Galley where participants will be given a map of the venues on the Art Walk. All art sites are in downtown Carbondale and within walking distance of one another. Participating sites will display the “We Got Art” banner.

The Main Street Gallery and their venues invite the public to come downtown and explore this hometown event. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided free of charge and all are welcomed. For additional information, please contact Joe Kluck at (570) 357-5245, Tony Pachick at (570)-877-9698, or the Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce at 570-282-1690.

*Click on map to view pdf.

*Click on map to view pdf.

Don’t forget to be at Dionysus Downtown tomorrow, January 21, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. For just $5 at the door you will receive complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Everyone is invited so be sure to bring your friends!

The infamous Billy Rogan will be joining Sarah Blacker for a show you won’t want to miss at Northern Light. Not familiar with Billy Rogan? Well you should be. Read below….

About Billy Rogan

Billy Rogan is a well-versed guitarist know mostly for his instrumental acoustic work, whose influences include the styles and techniques of artists such as Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, Keller Williams and Kaki King. His original compositions reflect a unique combination of classical and modern fingerstlye with hints of new age sounds that blend forms with these intricate details.
In 2008/2009, Rogan was awarded the opportunity to study with Tim Reynolds of the Dave Matthews Band, was selected Top Twenty out of three-thousand applicants for the Mass Transit Authority (MTA) of New York/New Jersey’s – Music Under New York (MUNY) rostered musicians for his unique talent, as well as voted “Best One Man Musical Act” by The Abington Journal – a local publication in Rogan’s home town of Clarks Summit, PA.

What others are saying about Billy Rogan’s guitar work:

Eric Bazilian – Grammy nominated singer/songwriter/guitarist – “Billy, I am floored by what you do. I had the pleasure of seeing Michael Hedges several times, meeting and talking with him as well. He was taken way before his time. You’re carrying the torch brilliantly.”

Bill Kirchen – Grammy nominated singer/songwriter/guitarist – “Billy is a fearsome picker, although picker doesn’t do justice to what he does with and to the guitar. Catch him live if at all possible, and see what one dangerous man armed only with a guitar can do”

George Graham – NPR Host, Producer, Music Journalist, Studio Engineer – ” A remarkably talented guitarist…Rogan performs a set of acoustic guitar instrumentals in a virtuosic style, with a distinctive percussive techniques reminiscent of the late Michael Hedges.”

David Hague, Independent Magazine – “Soaring melodic compositions, complex two-handed tapping techniques, and a passion for what he does. These are a few of the characteristics that describe the music of guitarist Billy Rogan.”

WCLH 90.7, Wilkes University – “Billy Rogan definitely had a unique sound with his method of guitar tapping. It’s absolute insanity to see this guy play live! This guy is genuine through and through and it can be seen in his attention and passion to the music he plays.”
Promoters – Poconotes LLC – “The moment we heard Billy, we knew he had it”…He is someone who says something with his guitar.”

Electric City/Diamond City Entertainment Weekly – “Billy Rogan has been quietly dissecting the local music scene – creating numbers with authenticity and performing with inventiveness. The experience of watching him play easily matches the extraordinary sound he produces.”

Watch clips of Billy: www.youtube/billyrogan
Stream some free audio: www.myspace.com/billyrogan